Shy Policemen

I cycled down to the beach and there was a very crashed Mercedes in the ditch at the side of the road they have just dug up again. The ditch is about three feet deep so it's easy to drive into because they have just left a very narrow strip of tarmac in the center of the road. There are no street lights there adding to the ease of falling off the road. I was going to take a photie on the way back but there was a policeman hovering around with the disgruntled owner of the recently stolen car. He was an extremely nervous policeman who shielded his face with his hands so I couldn't see him, except that I could see him perfectly well. Maybe he thought he was an undercover policeman? His uniform was a dead giveaway though.